How 2016-2020 was 'Aaya Ram, Gaaya Ram' time for Congress

Between 2016-2020, 182 of the 405 re-contesting MLAs who switched political parties joined BJP, the report found.

An analysis of MLAs who switched parties between 2016 to 2020 has found that the BJP gained the most, with nearly 45 per cent of them joined the saffron camp, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Between 2016-2020, 182 of the 405 re-contesting MLAs who switched political parties joined BJP, followed by 38 who joined the Congress and 25 who joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. The report also found that 170 MLAs left the Congress to join other parties during the period, while only 18 BJP legislators switched parties to contest the polls.